Culloden & Highland History Tour from Inverness
Jacobite battlefields, Bronze Age cairns and a working castle — centuries of Highland history, all close to Inverness.
Jacobite battlefields, Bronze Age cairns and a working castle — centuries of Highland history, all close to Inverness.
Your Day
Pickup point — usually your hotel or a central spot in Inverness (exact point to be discussed when you book)
Culloden Battlefield — site of the last pitched battle on British soil, 1746 — the visitor centre tells the full story
Clava Cairns — Bronze Age burial cairns, quiet and atmospheric, a short drive from Culloden
Cawdor Castle grounds — gardens and grounds of the castle linked to Shakespeare's Macbeth
Fort George (optional) — one of Europe's best-preserved 18th-century fortifications, if time allows
Route follows the actual road out to Culloden and Cawdor, and back to Inverness. Order and exact stops can flex on the day.
How It Works
Date, group size, and roughly what you'd like to see — via the form, email or WhatsApp.
I'll reply with a fixed price and a suggested route for your day.
A deposit secures your booking and the vehicle for your date.
Balance is settled on the day — you pay for the trip you actually took.
Good To Know
Everything on this route is within about 30 minutes of Inverness
Works well as a half-day, or combined with another stop for a full day
Culloden's visitor centre entry is a separate ticket (National Trust for Scotland)
Good option for Outlander fans — Clava Cairns inspired part of the story
Yes — Clava Cairns is widely understood to have inspired parts of the Outlander story, and Culloden itself features in the show's timeline.
Culloden Battlefield has flat, well-maintained paths; Clava Cairns is a short walk from parking. Nothing strenuous.
No, entry to the visitor centre and exhibition is a separate ticket, paid on the day. The battlefield grounds themselves are freely accessible.
Yes — it pairs naturally with a Loch Ness half-day, or as a shorter add-on if you're arriving or departing via Inverness Airport.
As a half-day it's around 4 to 5 hours; add Fort George or extend the pace and it can fill a fuller day.
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Send your date and group size — I'll confirm price and put together a route.